My sweet little cousin, Ayla,
inspired this felted backpack. A girl must have
an appropriate bag to tote her goodies in. While
it is sized for a child, adults can use it as
a mini-backpack by simply knitting longer shoulder
straps.

This is a perfect project
if you've never done colorwork before. Any messy
color changes will be felted away.

Body
Using circular needle and B, CO 148 sts.
Beg with a RS row, work 10 rows in stockinette
st.
Next Row (First row of Stripe Pattern)
[RS]: K69, place marker, work Row 1 of Chart,
place marker, k to end.
Continue in pattern as set, working through
remaining rows of Stripe Pattern and working
sts between markers following Chart, until all
rows of Chart have been worked.

Continue in stockinette st using A until
work measures 16 inches, ending with a WS
row.

Sew lining as follows, using
seam allowance of 0.5 inch for all seams:

With right sides together,
sew short edges of body lining piece together.
This is the back seam.

With right sides together,
sew base lining piece to body lining piece,
matching back seam to center of one long edge
of base piece. It may be necessary to snip the
lower edge of the body lining piece at the points
where it matches up with the corners of the
base piece.